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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1960-05-12, Page 2Nom Since 1860 Serving the Community First Published at SEAFORTH, ONTARIO,, every Thursday morning by Mc"met BB.os., Publishers ANDREW Y. McLEAN, Editor SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Canada (in advance) $2.50 a Year United States (in advance) $3.50 a Year SINGLE COPIES — 5 CENTS EACH Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa Member of Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, MAY 12, 1960 ' Municipal Tax Dollars Provides Good Value This is the time of year that the our thinking and selfish in appreciat- fear of higher urban tax rates haunts ing those things that concern us.most municipal'officials. Despite their best directly, the wee Press says. At the same -time, the Actdn paper • efforts,, it seems inevitable that the points out that it's shocking in a coun- cost of providing the services their try with our standard of living, that electors demand continues to rise. our municipal services are often The Acton .Free Press reminds us, primitive and that our municipality however, that its at the municipal offers so little for the senses—attrac- level that tax money goes farthest, tive flower beds for instance. and quotes the Toronto Star to prove "It is in our' towns and cities that its point. more and more Canadians live. Life In Toronto, the Free Press says, should be more than satisfactory—it the average home owner pays 70 should be pleasurable too. It should gents a day toward municipal gov- breed appreciation for the finer ?rnment — two packs of cigarettes. things, for the aesthetic beauty that With this his children are educated, stimulates." lis streets maintained; his garbage "In this highly practical age this collected, and his property protected. takes money and everything is judg- He also gets parks, libraries and oth- ed on that basis. We put tarvia down ?r amenities. In Acton it averages rather than grass," the Free Press - mut to about 79 cents a day. suggests. Tax dollars spent at .the municipal Higher tax rates should result in. Eeve?l seem- to buy more of the useful - no bad dreams for mul icipal legisla- things of life than dollars spent at tors unless they come about -as the the provincial and federal levels. result of poor administration. And if They provide, in a tangible way at electors by their lack of interest con - least, the mechanics for satisfactory done such a condition, there can ,be living. little sympathy for them. In the av- " Imagine if you can the interest a erage municipality where the elected new. garbage truck has in town com- representatives are conscientious in pared with a new missile being their duty to the ratepayers, citizens launched somewhere. We've paid for get more real service from their mun- both but we're all rather localized in icipal tax dollar than from any other. New Canadians Make Major Contribution -The extent to which New. Cana- actively today as ever it did in times dians have contributed to the coup- past, the Colonist says. try they have chosen as their home "For many newcomers , immigra- is emphasized by the Victoria Colon- tion must have meant a serious up- ist. .Commenting on- a report given heaval and a critical change in their the other day in' Ottawa concerning lives. Many, perhaps most, had a more than 5,000 New Canadians, who - language difficulty to overcome; and came to this country in a,tide of post- the English tongue is one of the most war immigrants, the Colonist says difficult in the world to learn. the energy, ability and pioneering "One generation from now this na- spirit of their success run true to the tion will have absorbed these new dream that is closely held in Cana- + settlers, and many others like them, dian hearts. with infinite enrichment to its arts Naturally, not all of the newcom- and skills and to its own passionate ers have been able to get their roots belief in Canada's destiny. Mean - down so quickly, but they have be- while they are setting a bright ex - fore them this proof that it can be ample of what courage and goodwill done; that Canada is pioneering as can do when applied in a free land." .. 1 ,S pLERS We now carry an assortment of Desk and Hand,Staplers at econ- omical prices. See our assortment of famous, top quality SWING - LINE Machines. . Staples are stocked for all machines which we carry. CHECK OUR PRICE! FOR THE STUDENT!! • BRISTOL—Light weight, all colors .10 BRISTOL=Six-ply white, 4 -ply colors .20 FILE FOLDERS—Letter size, each .04 3 for .10c; 100 for $3.00 • FILE FOLDERS—Cap size, each .05 6 for .25c; 100 for $3.70 TYPING PAPER -500 sheets 2.40 50 sheets .25 CHECK THE MANY STATIONERY ITEMS AT THE HURON EXPOSITOR WRITING PAPER Royal PAPETRIES 600 TYPEWRITERS from Cameo . PAPETRIES ssc. . $79.95 up • • �l���i� �o ;HI !�l ill ,1''-, 1 (L 411111l1`l.11l 1 1111' Phione• .141. • : Seaforth [HALF4MT TEEFI WhGITAYAAl AN, ''QU/T T1/ROW/Hi MY SLOWSALL AND CROSS Fri! UP WITH A FAST ONE?'' SEEN THACXiWN'MY FAST BALL: -SUGAR AND SPICE - By W. (Bill) B. T. SMILEY Mothers of the nation, I take this totter to the kitchen. No sign of opportunity to wish you' a Happy Father. Dishes stacked neatly in Mother's Day. I know, I know, it's sink with cold water running on all over. It was last Sunday, and frozen egg. Dad is •1ocaWd,.ou1- at - sou travo- your potted plant to 'the–back, craftily exhuming worms, prove •it. * * * * * * "Ha, ha," he smirks: Another surprise for you Thought I'd get a few worms and take the kids out to the trout stream and get them out of your hair so you can have a real rest." But in. my opinion, Mother's Day as practiced is a big farce. That's why I've chosen to wait until to- day to urge you to read• this, take the next 24 hours off .regardless of cries- of outrage, and let those bums in your family learn some of the hard facts of life. * * * They get off too easily on Mother's Day. Its name should be changed to Family - Conscience - Easing Day. That's all it amounts to. And mothers are utter idiots if they let the old man and the kids off the hook with a one -day display of respect and affection. In short, mothers of the world, you have been taken again. But get with it, -form a union, demand fringe benefits, go on strike, and you'll finally begin to occupy your proper position as acting, unpaid centre of the universe. * * * If your Mother's Day program went anything like ours, you are fertile ground for the seeds of re- bellion I'm scattering. Let's see, now. One of the kids woke you at 7 a.m. on Mother's Day to tell you that you were not to get up for breakfast. * * * Sa you lay there waiting for your annual breakfast in bed. Two hours later, the tray arrived. Lukewarm coffee, a congealed egg, and car- bonized toast. But ah, look there, they put a flower in a little jug, and your big, fat, soft heart was filled to overflowing at this evi- dence of love. * :* * When you' came downstairs, swallowing hard to keep your breakfast down, you found Father had prepared breakfast and 'dress- ed the children, The kitchen look- ed as though there had been a New Year's Eve party. Your daughter was wearing a green sweater, blue skirt and orange socks with her black shoes. * * *• But you got some big smacking kisses. And then came the pres- ents. An exhausted azalea in a pot from dear spn. A nice, new, pink plastic dishpan from darling daughter, And a pair of lovely foam rubber kneeling pads from - sweet old Dad. Your heart swel- led at their thoughtfulness. * * * Then Dad cried heartily: "We're all going to church. No, you're not to touch those dishes, Mother. The kids and I will do them when we get. home," So you got dressed, still feeling pretty good, uiidressed your daughter and dressed her all over again, and shined all their shoes, while Dad' was shaving. * * * • Off you sallied, and you were mighty proud of them, with their red carnations in their button- holes, proving that you were alive; During the service you sneaked fond, sidelong glances at them, and you had to admit that they did love you and appreciate you, after all. * * * After church there are more treats in store. Dear Dad'his giv- en up his entire day for you. Ydu'd have liked to get the kids home and out of their best clothes. You flinch at the thought of all those eggy plates in the kitchen. ' But nothing's too good for Mum, and you're whipped off with a flourish to a roadside hamburger joint for lunch. * * * By this time, the glamour of the occasion is wilting' a• little. The kids start bickering. Father stares gloomily at the perfect Sunday af- ternoon going to waste. Your daughter gets ketchup on her new spring coat. * * * When you get home, the kid ask bravely if there's anything they can do to help-, then disap- pear like startled deer. Dad tells you to sit down, put' your feet up and have a cup of tea, while he tackles that filthy mess in the kit- chen. * * * Half an hour later, your legs al- noest-paritisted from keeping your feet ttli, Mid no ti;k iii "tight, you * * * When you have finished the breakfast dishes, it's time to start peeling the spuds for dinner. Your loved ones arrive home at six, tired and starving. Dear old' Dad tosses three small trout on the cupboard for you to clean:- * * * After the big roast dinner, Dad yawns, admits he's bushed after such a hectic day, and drops down for a nap. The kids vanish into the outdoors. And as you labor through the dishes, faintly steals the re- alization that you have once again been had. * * This • why • you have my bless-' ing *hen you quit for 24 hours. after reading this. If they get belligerent, tell them it's Mother's Day in the new order, and demand. a cup of tea in ringing tones. Keep your feet on a stool if it kills you. Eat a whole box of chocolates. Harden your heart to pleas of hun- ger, your eyes to the sight of dirt. * * * They'll be glad to have you back on any conditions, and that's the time to make your terms as stiff as that egg you scraped off the plates on the old-fashioned Mother's Day. (By REV. ROBERT H. HARPER) If last Sunday had been Woman's Day instead of Mother's Day, no lack of ' imperishable material would mar the observance. From Semiramis, fabled queen of Assyria and reputed builder of Babylon in. to one of the greatest cities, of the ancient world, to• the later Semi- ramis of the North, Margaret, queen of Denmark, Who made il- lustrious the triple crown of Nor- way, Sweden and Denmark, and to othEr renowned women of modern time, 'the records of nations would assign to women a high place in history. Just a Thought: There will never be any "world peace" so long as there remain areas in the world where traditional prejudices and lack of understanding make each man suspicious of the fellow down the street who is "different" in race, religion or creed. - But amid all the teeming millions of women who have dwelt on the earth, only a few have been queens and only a few have occupied places of renown. Good it is on Mother's Day we do not think of thrones; royal robes and glittering palaces. We think of home and mother. And we are blessed by the love that lives beyond the years. Once, in a great hall, when a certain youth received his diploma, he surprised the assembly by walk- ing to the rear of the hall where sat a little old woman in a faded dress. And he laid his parchment in her hands. It was his tribute to the mother who by dint of toil and sacrifice had made the day for him possible. Every mother's day, let us bring our trophies home to mother. Ontario Hospital Insurance paid benefits in 1959 totalling $L58,000,- 000. The little girl was queried, "How many brothers and sisters do you have ' Sue?" "Nine." "Goodness, tiiat',matiy Children mast cost a Iot." "Ob'iia aflstycred • Stte. "We don't bur , e'm' - 'e iailfd' diem: ' Knave" Ira NM '. (Prepared by the Research Staff of Encyclopedia Canadiana) • • Who is Charlie Seeguapik? In 1958 Charlie Seeguapik be- came the first Eskimo to be elect- ed to the Sculptors' Society of Canada, He lives at Povungnituk, a trading post en the east side of Hudson Bay at the mouth of the Povungnituk River. * * * Which City Has the Largest Police • Force? Montreal, Canada's largest city, also has the largest municipal po- lice force in the country. Its force numbers about 2,400. Toronto is in second place with some 1,500 on its force. Other cities with more than 200 members on their police force include Vancouver, Winni- peg, Hamilton, Ottawa, Quebec, Edmonton, Windsor and Calgary. There are approximately 12,000 men and women on municipal po- lice forces in Canada. In addition to municipal forces, Canada has a federal body, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and two provin- cial police organizations, one in Ontario and the other in Quebec. * * * When Was Margarine Developed? ' As long ago as 1869, by Hyppolite Mege-Mouriez, a French chemist. He set out toevelop a substitute for butter and Patented his process in that year. His object was to derive butter -fat from beef suet by a process resembling the natural formation of milk.. He called the resultant fatty body oleomargar- ine. He believed that milk fat was a derivative of body ,fat and Sub- jected the suet to a synthetic 'di- gestive process. Later the digestive process was abandoned and vege- table oils, treated so as to remain solid at -room temperature; were substituted for body fats. Further improvements in the quality of the• product have resulted from the progressive purification of vege- table oils used in the manufactur- ing process and from the use of such additives as milk solids, em- ulsifying agents and vitamins. Can- ada first passed regulatory legisla- tion, making it illegal to manufac- ture or sell any substitute for but- ter manufactured from any ani- mal substance other than milk, in 1886. Between 1917 and 1923 the sale of margarine was legalized be- cause of butter shortages. A ban was again imposed in the'latter year and was not lifted until 1948 when the Supreme Court ruled that the manufacture and sale, but not the importation, of margarine was legal in Canada. In several prov- inces, however, it remained illegal to -color margarine to resemble butter, and in Quebec it has re- mained illegal to manufacture or sell margarine in any form. Interviewing an applicant, the employer commented, "You want high wages for a man with no ex- perience." The applicant explained, "Well, a job is so much harder when you don't know anything about it." A McDUFF OTTAWA REPORT WHAT SENSE DEFENCE OTTAWA --By slow degrees the Bomarc missile is dying, and with it the last shred of a Canadian air defence policy. The U.S. Government adminis- tered the first blow when it call- ed for a sharp reduction in the number of its own bases for the nuclear -armed anti -bomber weapon from sixteen to eight, still leaving two in Canada, The powerful Appropriations Committee of the House of Repre- sentatives sounded .the death knell for the- ground -to -air missile when it recommended late In April that production be scrapped altogether. It may be June before the House and later the Senate reach any final decision on the fate of the 111 - fated weapon, but there can be lit- tle doubt that it seems destined to follow Canada's Avro Arrow into oblivion. Where does Canada go from here? No one knows, certainly not the Canadian Government. And when the decision is arrived at it will bear the stamps, "Made in U.S.A." The time is long since passed when Canada can provide for its own ,air defence. Canadian authori- ties readily admit that such de- fences that do exist or were plan- ned, as in the case of the Bomarc, were not to provide for protection for Canadian cities but to protect the retaliatory force of the U.S. Strategic Alt' Command—the only defence the West has against war. The supersonic "Arrow" was de- veloped by the RCAF to provide a modern replacement for the mine interceptor squadrons stretched across Canada which are now equipped with the obsolete CF -100. The Arrow—otherwise known as the CF-195—was consigned to the scrap pile by the Government on the grounds that it was not worth the cost. By the time it came into service by 1962, it, too, would be "obsolete", because by that time the threat from manned bombers would have dwindled away to be replaced by that from the inter- continental ballistic missile, against which there was no defence. . At the time the Arrow decision was in the works the U.S. Govern- ment, still more concerned than Ottawa authorities about the con- tinuing threat from manned bomb- ers, pressed Canada to add two important links to its own Bomare ground -to -air missile chain by building bases in Northern Ontario and Quebec to provide protection for the area surrounding New York State, the very heart of the U.S. While the U,S. agreeing to pick up two-thirds of the bill,. Canada readily agreed, since it at least provided the semblance that this country was making some contri- bution to air defence of the North American Continent. Now even that illusion is crumb- ling and. all that Canada appears left with. are nine RCAF squadrons equipped with a plane that by mod- ern standards is the equivalent of the model -T. What are the alternatives? We could buy one (if 'the super - (Continued on Page 7) TO THE EDITOR Disagree with _ Survey Advertising. Seaforth, May 8, 1960. Dear Sir: I wish, to state pub- licly that in no way do I support the position of the Businessmen's Association, as- stated in their ad'= vertisement on May 5th -last, on behalf of liquor outlets in our com- r{iunity. MRS. GORDON McGONIGLE (McGonigle's Grocery) Seaforth, May 10, 1960. Dear Sir: May 'I use your col- umns to indicate I am not in favor of legal outlets for the sale of al- coholic beverages in Seaforth. I was not approacfied in connection with a survey, the results of which appeared in advertisements in last week's paPers, and which included my name. LEVI ECKENSWILLER Seaforth, Ont., 6th -May, 1960. Dear Sir: By the time this let- ter can be published,`one issue will have been settled by a vote of the residents of Seaforth. On the other. hand, I can not let the -scurrilous action of the "Sea - forth Businessmen's Committee" escape unchallenged. In the copy of your paper" last week an ad- vertisement appeared which, by innuendo, left the impression that I, together with many other busi- ness and professional men, favour- ed the establishment of Govern- ment controlled licensed hotels in Seaforth. I would like the privilege of your columns to assure all interested parties that my name appeared without my consent and without my knowledge. I have not favoured beverage rooms in the past and I do not favour them now or in the foreseeable future. –You, Mr. Editor, must share some of the responsibility in .puh- 'lishing such an advertisement sponsored by an amorphous group who have not identified themselves to the public, but nevertheless, have seen fit to employ the good names of many Seaforth citizens who were just as unaware of the proposal as I. The phrasing of the publication my fulfill the'legal re- quirements of the truth (this is a matter which I intend to investi- gate further), but the spirit of the truth has been mocked and cruci- fied. Such duplicity surely reflects the attitude of monetary greed that has no regard for the character of ' a fellow citizen and no thought for the moral and spiritual life of the community. - Yours sincerely, PAUL L. BRADY, M.D. Editor's Note: The advertise- ment to which reference is made, is one which appeared in each of the two Seaforth papers last week. The advertisement was inserted by a group which, it was determin- ed, consisted of responsible and re- presentative businessmen of Sea - forth. The advertisement contained the results of a survey which had been taken in Seaforth. It made no reference by inference or other- pi wise to the attitude of any particu- lar individual. IN THE YEARS AGONE Interesting items gleaned from The Huron Expositor of 25, 50 and 75 years . ago. • From The Huron Expositor May 10, 1935 Although April provided hot sun- ny days, last Friday was cold with snow and sleet storms. Customs in -Seaforth wilt in fu- ture be handled by 'the .Excise Office. W. A. G. Pennylegion has opened an office in the post office building. Two transients, arrested last week by Chief of Police Snell, ap- peared in police court, Goderich, on Thursday and were given 10 days by Magistrate Makins. The men were making nuisances, of themselves on Main Street. A radio has been installed in Seaforth Public School, and each Thursday afternoon certain class- es receive lessoffs via air from To- ronto. ' Miss Alberta Snell, sister pf Chief Snell, „ and Miss Hazel Dixon, daughter of Mrs. George Dixon, Egmondville, graduated as nurses from the Ontario Hospital in Lon- don last week. The mound in Victoria Park, on which the soldiers' memorial is placed, has been reseeded recently and a neat fence has been built around it. Mr. James Eckert, of Manley, left last week to seek his fortune in the gold mines of Timmins and join his brothers, Stephen and Peter, who have made good in their undertaking. Mr. J. C. Melbourne Kaine gra- duates on Friday from Guelph Veterinary College. Postmaster C. 1'. Sills, Mr. W. J. Duncan and Mr. Jack McKenzie were in the north country this week on a fishing trip. Mr. ' George McGavin has re- moved his family from the house on Centre Street, which he has been occupying for some years, to the house on High Street, next to the Palace Rink, owned by Thomas Daly. Mr: Wilson Hawkins has moved from this house to Goderich St., and is occupying the residence of the late Mrs, M. W. Davidson. - The Goforth Mission Band will hold a blossom tea ki First Church on Saturday. \ * * * • From The Ruron Expositor May 13, 1910 - Mr. Andrew Scott has sold his fine team of greys to Mr. Mc- Grath, of Hibbert, the price being in the neighborhood of $500. Mr. John Alexander, of Tucker - smith has purchased the old Mc- Tavish farm, near the Red Tavern, from the estate of the late Mr. Coleman. Oil Sunday morning plead a mem• orlal itert!Iee; will be h ld is FitAt Presbyterian Church in memory of King Edward VIt. Mr. H. C. Stovel, the head of the Stovel Printing Co., of Winni- peg, gave The Expositor a pleas- ant call on Tuesday of this week. Being in Winnipeg 20 years, the business has grown with the place and is now one of the largest and most prosperous printing and pub- lishing concerns in Canada, and is growing all the time. There has been frost several nights, this week, but have not heard of much injury being done. Mrs. (Rev.) Carswell and Mrs. James Kerr, of McKillop, return- ed from Toronto on Friday even- ing, where they attended the an- nual meeting of the Women's For- eign Missionary Society. They en- joyed the meeting very much. Mr. Thomas Daly has sold his business to Mr. McGtlire, of Thamesville. Mr. Daly intends taking things easy for a time. Mr. D. Farquharson, of McKil- lop, sold his grass farm, being lots 34 and 35, on the 10th conces- sion, to Messrs. John and William Shortreed. • Rev. Mr. Richardson has ac- cepted a call tombecome pastor of St. Andrew's Church, Kippen, and Hillsgreen Church. -a\ Halley's comet was plainly vis- ible on Thursday morning, be- tween -three and half -past three. The farmers in this area got their crops all in in very fine con- dition this" spring, and the fall wheat is looking very promising. * * * From The Huron Expositor May 8 ,1885 Mr. William Wright has sold his 50 -acre farm on the llth concession df McKillop, to his neighbor, Mr. John Galbraith, for the sum. of $3,100. The Scott Act came into force on Friday last and is being faith- fully observed by the hotelkeepers of this town, who say they are bound to give it a fair trial. Mr. D. McIntyre has pir'chased the old Adams' homestead from Mr. D. D. Wilson for $350. The property consists of two lots and a house thereon. Business is somewhat dull iq • town these days on account of farmers being' busy with their spring work. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lowrie in- tend leaving for the Old Country about the end of this month. Seaforth Town Band has been' reorganized and the services of a competent instructor secured. They intend, giving open concerts on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday nights. The Zurich stage has again com- menced its regular trips and will come to Seaforth every Thursday. Three lads were summoned be- fore. Mr. John Beattie, J.P., on Tuesday last to answer to the charge of disturbing the meeting of the Salvation Army op the pre- vious Sunday evening, Messrs. Donald and Duncan Rob- ertson, et' Tuckersmith, have re- cently purchased from Mr. William Moir, of Hensall, a nice block of land at the west end of the village and intend erecting .a residence thereon and living there. Owing to the advance in the price of wheat, a large quantity is being dhlly brought to market. Mr. William McIntosh, of Hul- lett, one of Huron's pioneers, and Mrs. McIntosh left on Tuesday for Sheldon, Dakota, to spend their remaining days with their sons and a daughter who are located in that part of Dakota. TME SAM RIM SY LLOYD � DAV SOME SLIDIRCLOTHES IWOlNS LACE TMS. , . Cur HOOuS.FROM 4.4 avwoo6 WITH 1t& OR CMINO SAW. SAND AND'VARNISH. 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